Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 300 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Adults service based in Milton Keynes as an approved mental health professional - advanced practitioner.
Team/Specialism: Mental Health
Pay Rate: £42 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, Ongoing
Hours: Full-time
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
- Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Access to our online career’s hub
General Duties:
- To act as a mentor to AMHP trainees and provide high standard written evidence to affiliated University assessment board
- Participate in regular professional supervision, both individual and group and take active responsibility for personal development and appraisal as well as supervising others in line with MKCC Policies and Procedures
- Conduct assessments and manage cases including the need to make applications for compulsory detention in hospital under the Mental Health Act
- Be part of the AMHP duty rota and carry out the AMHP’s roles, responsibilities and accountabilities under the Mental Health Act as required. This may include needing to work outside of your contractual working hours to ensure they are managed within agreed timescales
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Adults Services
- Expert knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Qualification. You will need to have at least two years post qualifying experience,as a warranted AMHP. In order to remain in the role of AMHP Advanced Practitioner, you must maintain your warranted status, or you will regress to H grade experienced social worker.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Rihanna Chowdhury; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
